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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0202 |
Document Type: 4 |
Period of Report: 11/16/05 |
Not Subject to Section 16: 0 |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 854222 |
| Issuer Name: INDEVUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: IDEV |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1164426 |
| | Owner Name: EDELMAN JOSEPH |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: C/O FIRST NEW YORK SECURITIES |
| | Owner Street 2: 850 THIRD AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR |
| | Owner City: NEW YORK |
| | Owner State: NY |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 10022 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? No |
| | Is Officer? No |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? Yes |
| | Is Other? No |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1249675 |
| | Owner Name: PERCEPTIVE LIFE SCIENCES MASTER FUND LTD |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 5437 CONNECTICUT AVE NW STE 100 |
| | Owner Street 2: |
| | Owner City: WASHINGTON |
| | Owner State: DC |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 20015 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? No |
| | Is Officer? No |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? Yes |
| | Is Other? No |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1224962 |
| | Owner Name: PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: PERCEPTIVE CAPITAL |
| | Owner Street 2: 5437 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW STE 100 |
| | Owner City: WASHINGTON |
| | Owner State: DC |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 20015 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? No |
| | Is Officer? No |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? Yes |
| | Is Other? No |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 11/16/05 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: P |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 18,000 |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 4.08 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 1,051,830 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: See footnote |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 11/16/05 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: P |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 2000 |
| Footnote ID: F3 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 4.08 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 106,900 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: See footnote |
| Footnote ID: F3 |
Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: This Form 4 is being filed by Joseph Edelman, Perceptive Life Science Master Fund Ltd. ("Master Fund") and Perceptive Advisors LLC ("Advisors"). |
| Footnote - F2: This transaction was effected through Master Fund. Mr. Edelman is the managing member of Advisors, which in turn serves as the investment manager of Master Fund. In accordance with Instruction 5(b)(iv) of Form 4, the entire amount of the Issuer's securities held by Master Fund is reported herein. Each of Mr. Edelman and Advisors disclaims, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of his/its indirect pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Edelman or Advisors is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes. |
| Footnote - F3: This transaction was effected through an account of First New York Trading, LLC, over which Mr. Edelman has sole voting and dispositive power. Mr. Edelman disclaims, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Edelman is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes. |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Andrew Sankin, as attorney in fact |
| Signature Date: 11/21/05 |